Fenosa

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Fuerzas Eléctricas del Noroeste, S.A.
TypeSociedad Anónima
IndustryElectric utility
Predecessor
  • Fábricas Coruñesas de Gas y Electricidad, S.A.
  • Electra Popular Coruñesa
FoundedA Coruña, Spain (1943 (1943))
FounderPedro Barrié de la Maza
DefunctNovember 23, 1982 (1982-11-23)
FateMerged with
SuccessorUnión Fenosa, S.A.
Headquarters
A Coruña
,
Spain
Area served
Northwest Spain

Fuerzas Eléctricas del Noroeste, S.A. (Fenosa) (Spanish pronunciation: [feˈnosa]; Northwest Electric Power) was a Spanish electric company based in A Coruña, Galicia.

History[]

Fenosa was founded in 1943 following the forced merger of Fábrica de Gas y Electricidad, owned by Pedro Barrié de la Maza, and Electra Popular Coruñesa, expropriated from by the Francoist government.

In 1982, it was merged with to create Union Fenosa, which would become one of the biggest power companies in Spain.

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